Fred B Herman
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action. Shot down by flak and crashed into channel in B-24 'Lorelie' 41-29300.
Flight Officer Fred B. Herman was born January 6, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Fred and Edith Herman. He was from Long Beach, California.
On July 11, 1944, while aboard “Lorelie,” B-24 tail 41-29300 of the 458th Bomb Group, 755th Bomb Squadron, his aircraft disappeared on a mission to Munich, Germany. No sign of the plane was ever found after takeoff, and the presumption was made that it went down over the English Channel.
His remains were never recovered.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lorelei
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Long Beach, California | 6 January 1923 | Flight Officer Fred B. Herman was born January 6, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Fred and Edith Herman. He was from Long Beach, California. |
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Died |
11 July 1944 | On July 11, 1944, while aboard “Lorelie,” B-24 tail 41-29300 of the 458th Bomb Group, 755th Bomb Squadron, his aircraft disappeared on a mission to Munich, Germany. No sign of the plane was ever found after takeoff, and the presumption was made that it went down over the English Channel. His remains were never recovered. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6927 & Page 276 of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458